Pechiquil - Chiapas

Facts about Pechiquil

Location of Pechiquil

Pechiquil is located in the municipality of Chenalhó in the Mexican state of Chiapas with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.539722
Latitude (dec): 16.981667

Height over sea level of Pechiquil

The locations medium height over sea level is 1360 meters.

Population in Pechiquil

The over all population of Pechiquil is 399 persons, 208 of them are male and 191 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 196 minors and 203 adults, with 31 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Pechiquil

388 inhabitants of the location Pechiquil in Mexico live in indigenous households. 335 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 101 people, while 233 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Pechiquil.

Economic situation

In Pechiquil exist about 81 households.

Of these households 83 are common houses or apartments, 58 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

79 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 76 are connected to the public water supply, 73 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 13 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Pechiquil

Besides the 66 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 14 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

64 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 164 persons did not finish the school. 7 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 4 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.